Man's body found in submerged car

Date: February 23 2013

A man's body has been found in a submerged car on the NSW north coast, prompting police to urge motorists not to drive into floodwaters.

State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers were called to Rogan Bridge Road at Mylneford, about 20km northwest of Grafton, shortly before 1pm (AEDT) on Saturday after a car was seen submerged in floodwaters.

They found the body inside the car and alerted police who are working to identify the man.

Police are urging motorists not to drive into floodwaters following the man's death and the rescues of at least 15 other people from floodwaters during the severe weather passing down the NSW coast.

The man's death follows that of a 17-year-old boy who was sucked into a drainpipe on a golf course on the mid-north coast on Friday night.

The boy was collecting golf balls in waist-deep water with friends in the NSW town of Kew before he got swept away.

A friend found his body on Saturday morning.

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